Trombonist and Conductor
Released in 2000, The Singing Trombone consists of twenty-one orchestral excerpts, twelve Bordogni vocalises, and three excerpts from the literature of other instruments. The disc is Jay Friedman’s answer to the many Continue Reading →
Friedman plays a Bach 1954 Bach Mt Vernon 45B yellow brass bell, 50 slide with Butler CF outer slide. Mr. Friedman plays a 1900 Kruspe/Penzel model tenor trombone on Bruckner Continue Reading →
Mr. Friedman is presently the Music Director of the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest. Guest conducting engagements include: Chicago Symphony Orchestra RAI Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale, Turin, Italy Daniel Barenboim, Continue Reading →
Jay Friedman teaches trombone at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. There, he teaches his small studio in a variety of formats. Recently, his students have been enjoying open Continue Reading →
Jay Friedman attended Yale University on scholarship and majored in composition at Roosevelt University. After four years with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and two years with the Florida Symphony, Continue Reading →